What do I buy to upgrade from my Windows XP?
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Best way to buy the new system is to start from scratch. Technology has changed substantially from the XP time. Buy a new system with Win 8.1.
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Here's a link to Microsoft's upgrade page, they'll help you out with the exact information you need to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 8.1:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-from-windows-vista-xp-tutorial
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If your computer is working fine other than the OS and if your current computer has the minimum requirements for the newer OS software than consider Windows 8.1. You might want to consider adding free software called ClassicShell to make windows 8.1 look and run similar to XP, Vista, 7, and 8.
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it is a full version that's requires delete hard drive previously to installation. It cant be used as UPGRADE.
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The machine i ordered was a refurbish... It had WinXP. and nothing else. I added all the rest of the programs i was after IE AutoCAD Skyoe and KVIrc But i can't answer for what will be on a used computer so... Live long and prosper ESP
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Yes, provided that you are able to use the upgrade mode. even in the upgrade mode you may at time loose some data, or programs. So please save all your data prior to upgrade, it's a safe way. A word of caution, if your XP software has been corrupted, not allow you to use the upgrade mode and you have to make a clean install you will loose all data etc. Hopefully, you will be successfully upgrading to Vista! Nick
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Some computer companies ship XP restore disks with Vista computers. Dell offers the ability to buy some computers with XP installed. If you get a computer with Vista, I think you legally have the right to replace it with XP, and you can always download XP from some software pirate site. If you get a laptop that already has Vista, chances are you're not going to have too many problems, unless you have something that's not Vista compatible. You could also disable all the stupid "security" pop-ups. You should also consider buying a Mac laptop. Most people really like them, and with it you can duel-boot with XP, Vista, Linux, whatever (but you would have to buy the XP DVD).
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My teck husband said downgrading would be a mistake. XP is no longer being supported by Microsoft and your computer is subject to attack, viruses
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You know what I'm curious of. If you can upgrade it to Windows Vista. My brother keeps saying I'll have to do it eventually and I wonder about that if what he says is true. Though with the introduction of so many netbooks carrying XP to the market, I wonder what Microsoft is going to do about their plans to stop updating XP.
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Windows 7 is fine, tested and proven. I don't think XP will be a problem since it runs in 7.
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No.. You need a Mircosoft Upgrade Windows from XP to Vista. Not just Mircosoft Windows Vista itself. It is pretty simple to upgrade from XP and just follow the screen directions.
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Well, mine came with Windows 7 installed and a disk with Windows 8, if you want to "upgrade" which I did not because older software will not work.
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On this particular one for sale, Windows XP Home Edition SP3 is pre-loaded. You would personally have to upgrade it to Windows 7.
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I downloaded the manual from asus. There's no mention of a memory upgrade.XP will around for a few more years. Too many computers have XP for it to go away any time soon.
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it came w/ windows xp I'm not sure if they can still 'load' it or not. I've heard XP is going away
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You will need to purchase a 64-bit disc. However, I do believe the OS might upgrade without interfering with your files.
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From Vista (32 bit) you should be able to upgrade and everything will transfer over. Your system should meet all the minimum requirements for Win 7 if it was running Vista, check this page http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/system-requirements to make sure. If you buy this and find it won't upgrade, you won't totally lose the value of buying Windows 7 as you can also do a 'clean' install that would require you to reinstall Office and others.However, you should backup your important files before you upgrade, just to be safe.
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You might, however I would recommend installing Windows 7 or 8 and running XP and your old software on a virtual machine. I have done this before on OS X and Windows 7 hosts, and hardware locked (USB dongle) software.
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Here's a link to the page. Make sure you click on Windows 8, not 8.1. You can upgrade to 8.1 later in Windows Store. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-product-key-only
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Yea, 8GB is plenty to run XP. You could strip XP down and install it on 256MB. I had XP installed on my eeePC with 4GB SSD and had about 2GB left over. Usually 2GB is what is used when done installing all your apps (Office 2003, VLC Media Player, ect). I would upgrade the ram if possible, especially since it has been so cheap lately. Hope this helps :)